Binder for loose-leaf ledgers.



P. .11. MONTGOMERY. BINDER FCR LOOSE'LEAF LEDGERS.

APLIOATION FILED MAY 7, 1914-.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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BINDER FOB LOOSE LEAP LEDGERS. APPLIOATION FILED MAYl 7,y 1 914.

Patented Feb.23,1915.

F. H. MONTGOMERY. BINDER FOB. LOOSE LEAP LEDGERS.`

APPLIOATIQN FILED MAY '1; 1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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FOREST' H. MONTGOMERY, or EAsTLoRANGE, NEW JERSEY.

BINDER Forv LOOSE-LEAF LEDGERsQf T all whom it may concern: l

Beit known that I, FOREST H. MONTGOM- ERY, a citizen-.of the UnitedStates, residing 'at East Orange,county of Essex, and yState of NewJersey, haveinvented lcertain new and useful' Improvements in Bindersfor llO . 'in a vertical ling case or drawer and adapthesive tabs forthe securement of leaves or Loose-Leaf Ledgers, of which the'following.is a specication. -I .This invention relates leafledgers. y p

The present invention relates tothat general class of binder employinggummed tabs to which leaves'or sheets may be adhesively secured, and ithas for dits object, first, the provision of a continuous binder stripof paper or textile material having gummed parts which can bepartiallysevered to pro? duce tabs to.4 which leaves or sheets may be adhesivelysecured, without disturbing the remaining portion of the continuousbinder; second, more particularly, a continuous gummed binder, striphavingl successive lines of perforations which outline tabs that may bepartially severed to freely project for the adhesive attachment ofsheets vor leaves, without disturbing the remaining portion of thestrip; third, .a backing or cover provided with 'a continuous lstriphaving/partially severable gummedpcrtions whichdene ad-v tol binders fornloosen sheets to the backing. l

Further objects of theiinvention` are the provision of a file or binderofim'proved construction having, rst, an'overlying' flap designed toprovide a straight ling edge and to prevent gapingof ther-file when itis ed to bear indicia relating'to the file and to serve as a protectionof a current sheet which is temporarily inserted under thefl'ap; and

y, still further, an improved notched or recessed edge construction,whereby the `ile A `may be readily opened.

The present invention is designed for use as a binder for letters,duplicate bills, record sheets, or leaves of any nature whatsoeverandtoconveniently hold the sheets or leaves successively accumulated sothat they iaf, be

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turned over like the pagesof a book. llt is, however, particularlydesigned and adapted for use as a binderffor loose leaf ledger sheetsand ysimilarpapers wherein'the variv ous leaves or' sheets may besecured, one at l a time, to constitute a'perm'anent and up-todaterecordof -an individual account. l

lltis a common practice at the-,present Specification of Letterslfatent. Patented Fab., 23, 1915, pplication filed May 7, 1,914. SerialNo. 836,967. A

timein business', mercantile and other establishments, to make `outmonthly statements or bills arranged sol that a carbon impression of thebillor statement is transferred to a second sheet which forms theledger. At

stated times the bill is detached from the dur plicate sheet containingthe carbon impres- Sion and-the original sentto the-customer,

Jwith other duplicate sheetsof other accounts, it is impracticable tovkeep the successive statements of any particular account in segregatedarrangementf- The present invention provides a binder 'l for loose leafledger sheets or any similar record sheets,\whereby the itemized monthlyor periodic statements of'a given account may be accumulated. assuccessive leaves in a single file or binder and thus,ior any desiredperiod, all items of the given account vmay be readily accessible, theleaves or` sheets being held by the gummed'tabs so that they may bereadily-turned over as are the pages of. a book. The 'file orcover maybe provided with suitable columns to show-monthly balances, credits, andother desired data.

The continuous gummed -strip ofthe pres- -ent invention is adeseparately and one portion pasted to the file or backing, en-

tailing slight expense of production. The

continuous gummed strip may be provided lwith perforations or anymarkings to indicate the division lines for the partial severance ofthetabs, and as the tabs are only released as needed, the remainingportion vof the strip being continuous, there are noloose projectingparts to become bent, creased,rullled 'or damaged; Preferably',l

a notch, or indicator of some character is provided at the center ofthelengthof thel strip to define A'where the rst tab 'of the" lower p'artof the strip is to be partially'- severed in order that the tabs may be'successively released an even and regular 'mannen two :torY each sheetorleaf, as successive leaves are attached to the tabs, Where.- by thetabs for securing successive leaves or sheets 'are offset from eachother instead of being bunched. .In consequence, the file is maintainedof substantially the saine thickness' throughout its extent. The tabsare so gummed that they are adapted to be applied .to vthe under side ofthe sheets' or leaves and thus leave the faces ofthe sheets un-` jobstructed.

I am aware that modifications could be resorted to in vcarrying out the'invention,

among which may be mentioned the omission ofthe perforations and thesubstitution therefor ofprinted lines, marks or indicia to indicatewhere the continuousguinmedstrip should be clipped or cut'to release thetabs and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the precise disclosures ofthe drawings, except where specified in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a 'front view of the completebinder; Fig.

2, a similar view of a duplicate bill or statement sheet `which may beused in connection with the present invention; Fig. 3, a view looking atthe inside of the binder when the latter is laid out flat; Fig. 4:, aview like Fig. 1 with the top flap thrown back; Fig'. 5,' `a viewlooking toward the interior of the binder with 'the-first ledger sheetsecured by two of the tabs; `and Fig. 6, an'enlarged vseetionen lineA--B of Fig.^5,- the parts being 'shown spread to better illustrate thecon struction. `yThe fileor binder consists of a single sheet' fofManila or other suitablepaper composed of the back 1 thefront-3 andtheIfoldable fla-p 2 which is adaptedA to fold -alon'g the lineover thefront '3, as shown in Fig. -1,

40' to. therebyI vcloseJ the upper' or` ilingedge bf the binder andprovide 'a vstraight 'iiling edge and prevent gaping or eparationfof theback l and front 3, besides enabling thebinder te be readily insertedtin .or removed from a vertical filing case wherea numberA of thebinders will be classified for read reference. The'la 2 may beprovidedwi- .the file 'numbent e name, or both, 'of `person .runningtheaccount, or, with -other i suitable data-referringto the bindenaccordingto the papers it contains. The front' is referablyprovided with datesand columns I account may be ascertained.

romv whilr the general l'conditioi'i of the Referring to Figs. v3 and 5,5 re` 'i'esents a 'continuons stripiof guminedpa r 'or linen extending.substantially the length of I the binder' and provided with'transversely 69. widtho arranged linesof'perforabimis 5%'. One entireside, as 5b is gummed. A portion' 5of thel the strip 5 moistened andappliedv to theback 1 and the line of folding 5d of the remainin'portion of'the'strip coin-J eident with t line of folding-of the front3 .onltheback l. Thestrip 5, 5?, may,in-the A process ofmanufactur'e, bemade in one 'conpears on thel sheett'. When` the bill is to tinuouslength and severed into strips of a v suitable length to be pasted in tothe binder,

and as the 'parts 5, 5c are duplicates, no particular manipulation ofthestrip is requiredl when pasting it Vto the back 1. If, however, A it isdesired th omit the perforations in the part 5, this maybe' done.Instead of the perforations 5, lines might -be printed ,on the strip .ornotches made in the edge thereof, or anysuitable ,marks provided toindicate where the strip should b e cut or partially severedtransversely to define the tabs 6 (Figs. 5 and 6). The continuous strip5 is free, as'sliown in Fig. 6, and the tabs 6 may lbe `readily freed bypartial severance, and thenpasted to the lower side of the duplicateledger sheet 4, whereby the latter is hinged or bound vas is the leafofa book. Preferably, a notch 7 is provided'intermediate` the ends ofthe strip 5 as a guide to indicate which tab iof those of' the lower jpar-t Iof said strip should be first severed. Preferably, two tabs willbe partially severed ,to form the joint o 'r hinge foreach 'sheet 4. Assuccessive sheets are applied to 90 the binder, the tabs 6316"; 6, 6dwill be y released, etc., so ,that each sheet 4 is separately'connectedtoA the .strip 5 by its own pair of hinging tabs.

Fig. Qillustrates a common form of duplicate loose leaf ledger sheet,wherein Liis the duplicate sheet, et .the priginal and 4" the carbon.sheet interposed between e and- 4.". The items are written ortypewritten on thevv sheet 4 and the carbon impression apsent out, theoriginal sheet 4 is detached and the duplicate sheet 4 is applied tothebinderv and subsequent statements are applied over on top of the first,the entire account being thus kept up to date and all the sheets in asingle binder for a given account.

Referring to Figs'. .1 and 3, there is pI'O- 'vided the edge ofthe'fnont 3, a-nger notch 3a which permitsthe thumb" of the 112right-hand to 'immediatelyy grasp the ede of theback 1 while the fingersof the le hand Agrasp-J the front 8, thus obviatin finge g of the binderwhen it is desine to fit1-Q.

The strip 5 may be provided as a single continuous gummed strip withoutthe perforations, 55, and devoid evenof lines, notches, or otherJindicia to indicate where the strip Ashould be cut transversely to formtabs. v In using thisforni of the invention, a pair of scissors may beusedto cut the strip 5 to form leaf-attaching tabs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as4 new and'desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: 41. 'A- loose leaf file prbindercomprisingA relatively foldable back and'fnont, a to fla-p 0n .the back adapted tofold' over the front anda continuous fiat strip, one part o ablebaekAand front, a top l .foldwovelf the front, and :L

stijp'attaehed tothe binder and provided j j on the back adapted to andleaf-holding means loczited between the which is edlhesivel/y7securedjo'the interior of the file or'binder, the remaining partbeing"free,'normal1y continuous, and gummed and edapted for 'subdivisiont 'will into leaf-attaching tabs.'

2. A loose leaf lile Aor binder comprising relatively -o'ldable back andfront, a top flap back and front. l A

3. A'le or binder having relatively foldap adapted to fpld over thefront,

continuous fiat Withmeans indicating' severance lines for 15 looseleaffatteching tabs.

' 4. A loose leaf file or binder having a, free continuous gummed stripadapted for sub-- FOREST H. MoNTGoMERY. Witnesses y y S. V. Looinvoon,CHARLES/H. DOING, Jr. y

